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Uttara Kaanda book review: Silent voices speak
It takes someone with a deep understanding of the storyteller’s art to notice the flaws in an epic
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Rewriting epics has been a popular genre in Indian literature, with the regional influences adding extra colour to the plot.
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A story is made up of events, but is both more and less than them. While the events may mean multiple things, the story forces them into specific interpretations and discards the rest. SL Bhyrappa deconstructs the classic Indian epic of the Ramayana into events, and back together into a different story in Uttara Kanda one that focuses on Sita and the other women.